Are you worrying about making money last until the next pay day during Christmas? Are you already regretting purchasing that electronic gadget you thought was so necessary during Black Friday?
2023-12-13
It is that time of the year when we indulge a lot more in food. Not only are we buying and eating more, we are also wasting more.
– During major food holidays, we tend to buy a little extra and things we don't normally use, increasing the risk of waste, says Helén Williams at the Service Research Center (CTF) at Karlstad University. Planning is key to minimise food waste, and save money.
Households account for the largest share of food waste in Sweden.
2020-02-25
“I’m very pleased and honoured,” says Simone Fischer-Hübner, professor of computer science at Karlstad University. “Privacy and cyber security play an increasingly important role in society, so this honorary distinction is especially significant.
Forskning
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» Natur, teknik och miljövetenskap
At Karlstad University you can study Physics at undergraduate level, Master level and Doctoral level. You can also get in contact with researchers and Ph.D.
The Swedish Innovation Index 2022 includes responses from about 15 000 customers who ranked 75 companies and organizations in 10 industries based on their innovativeness and how attractive these innovations are perceived.
Digitalization and GDPR have made management of personal data increasingly demanding for many organizations, as well as citizens. Last year there were reports on 2300 personal data incidents to the Swedish Data Protection Authority, of which one quarter concerned the public sector. In addition to legal and technical challenges, there are also questions on how value is created with personal data, and not least on whose terms.
Bibliotek
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As off campus students at Karlstad University, you are able to use library services even if you are unable to visit the library in person. On this page, you can find information on how the library can be of help in your studies. You are considered an off campus student if a majority of your courses are held off campus.
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If you want to borrow books, you need to be registered to our library system.
Christina Olin-Scheller is a professor in Educational Work and temporarily a professor at Contemporary Literature, Karlstad University. She is head of the centre formation Centre for Language- and Literary Didactics (CSL) and the strong subject didactic research group Research on Subject-specific Education (ROSE). Olin-Scheller's field of research is reading education and young persons reading and writing in correlation to inter-sectional perspectives in today's media landscape.
How reliable are different methods for connecting to mobile networks to support train signaling systems? This is what Professor Anna Brunström and Associate Professor Johan Garcia at Karlstad University have investigated in collaboration with DRIVE partner Icomera.
2022-06-08
Have you ever felt frustrated with all the technology surrounding you? You are not alone. In his book Rethinking Communication Geographies, André Jansson, professor of Media and Communication Studies, has compiled his research on a subject that is relevant to our digital everyday lives.
The school must be notified about sick children. Travel plans must be made. The tax returns must be finished on time.
Sociologi
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» Relationer och vardagsinteraktion
Today we talk with Andreas Henriksson, who is the co-convenor of the Relationer och Vardagsinteraktion (REVA) research group at the Sociology Department here in Karlstad University. Andreas will talk about his work on intimacy and everyday life, including research into dancing and loneliness. So, let’s start with a brief introduction.
Forskarskolan om särskilt begåvade barn
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The graduate school lasts for 5,5 years (July 2021 to December 2026). Karlstad University (KAU), Mälardalen University (MDU) and Stockholm University (SU) will admit, supervise and educate ten doctoral students who will receive subject specialisation through three doctoral courses.
theories on gifted students and learninginclusive teaching and differentiation for gifted preschool and school students mental health in gifted students.
The Swedish Innovation Index 2020 includes responses from almost 9,300 customers who ranked almost 90 companies and organizations in twelve industries based on their innovativeness and how attractive these innovations are perceived.
The Forum for Violence Studies and Violence Prevention consists of an interdisciplinary group of researchers who use different explanatory models and methods to study violence and gender.
On December 5, researchers at CTF, Service Research Center at Karlstad University, received the Lidl Future Initiatives award of 3.8 million SEK to start up a new research project on transformative packaging design.
2018-04-18
On April 16th the EU-funded competition TRA VISIONS 2018 awarded prizes to its young researcher winners of the 2018 Transport Research Arena (TRA 2018). Young researchers from all over Europe submitted innovative concepts in order to enhance smart, sustainable and integrated transport and mobility of people and goods.
2020-09-07
School has started and maybe this year more parents may let their children walk or ride a bike to and from school due to the corona pandemic. Despite the reason, it is a positive development, says Jessica Westman Trischler at CTF, Service Research Center at Karlstad University.
Would you like to gain a deeper understanding and knowledge of the logic of value creation in practice, and how you can create value for customers and increase competitiveness and profitability in various types of businesses? Then this course is for you!
Researchers within Computer Science at Karlstad University have developed a tool, OpenStackEmu, for experimental research on data communication networks, especially on the area of cloud infrastructure.
2020-05-26
Setting up firewalls correctly is a challenging task which becomes more difficult the bigger a network grows. Artem Voronkov, who recently completed a Degree of Doctor in Computer Science, has focused his work on how to help system administrators to better manage firewalls.
Most companies have access to the Internet and their corporate networks connected to it. Many threats to computer systems, e.g.
2024-02-16
The research paper “Geographical discrepancies in higher education in Sweden” picks up from an almost thirty year old doctoral thesis that focused on the importance of geographical distance in relation to higher education.
- What we’ve seen is that despite various reforms to facilitate higher education, there have been no direct effects, says Thomas Blom, Professor of Human Geography at Karlstad University.
Thomas Blom and Mats Nilsson, Docent in Human Geography at Karls
2019-01-15
How the user perceives accessibility is an important factor in the development and evaluation of attractive and sustainable transport services. Despite this, the user perspective is generally left out in traditional accessibility evaluations, in favor of a focus on objective measures.
2020-04-29
Tomas Gustavsson, lecturer and doctoral student in Project Management at Karlstad Business School, was elected as a member of the Swedish Project Academy on 20 April. This makes him the second representative of Karlstad Business School next to Lennart Ljung, senior lecturer in Project Management, who is already a member.
“It is a great honour and recognition of my research in agile project management”, says Tomas Gustavsson.
2025-02-05
Following the tragic events in Örebro on Tuesday, Karlstad University is flying its flags at half-mast. We are profoundly saddened by what has happened and extend our deepest sympathy to all those affected.
2019-04-24
Researchers from Europe and North America met at Karlstad University to discuss the broader perspective of Marketing ethics and CSR with a focus on the role of positive and normative marketing ethics, and the change in business ethics due to Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Blockchain Technology at “The 7th Pat Murphy International Symposium on Marketing Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility”.
More than 25 researchers from several countries in Europe and North Ameri
